Step 1:
The first step to converting 217344.7636938 to a fraction is to re-write 217344.7636938 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 217344.7636938 can be written as simply 217344.7636938/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 217344.7636938, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217344.7636938/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217344.7636938/1 each by 10000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 217344.7636938 as a fraction:
869379/4 / 1